This site was occupied by the house of Bali Fra Christopher le Bolver dit Montgauldry, which was eventually incorporated into the new auberge.

[2] The second auberge continued to house the langue of France until 1798, when the Order left Malta due to the French occupation.

[6] On 8 April 1942, during World War II, Auberge de France was hit by a German heavy-calibre bomb and it was completely destroyed.

The second Auberge de France was built in the Mannerist style, typical of its architect Girolamo Cassar.

However, the building's layout differed from Cassar's usual design, since a pre-existing structure was integrated into the auberge.